Monument record MDO7144 - Boltons Barrow, Bere Regis
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Summary
A bowl barrow. In 1970 this monument was reported as being around 80 feet in diameter with a mound about 1 foot high. A cropmark revealed a ditch 12 feet wide around the mound. The site of the round barrow is visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery, it was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
('C' - SY 86099642) Bolton's Barrow. "Cropmark circle visible around barrow". <2>
'C' - Bowl barrow, 30m north-south, 37m east-west and 0.6m high taken to the east, appears to be spread on the downhill side. No sign of ditch. <3>
'C' - (115) - SY 86099642. Bolton's Barrow, a ditched bowl barrow, 80ft diameter and 1ft high with a 12ft wide ditch visible as a crop-mark. <5>
"SY 861964. Bolton's Barrow, round barrow. Scheduled". <6>
The barrows are presently under crop and inaccessible. … 'C'. Visible in crop, discernible on <7.1> and described by <7.3>. 'C' and 'D' are retained on M.S.D. as described by Authority (3). <7>
SY 86059639 Three bowl barrows 515m SE of East Field Farm, the easternmost known as Bolton's Barrow. The barrows each have a mound composed of earth, flint and chalk with maximum dimensions of between 30m-32m in diameter and between c.0.35-0.6m high. <8>
BELOW from NRHE but sources not listed.
SY 86119633 Bowl barrow 600m SE of East Field Farm. The barrow survives as an earthwork 23m in diameter and c.0.45m high. (9)
SY 86169642 Bowl barrow 600m ESE of East Field Farm. This barrow is only visible on aerial photographs and has a diameter of 18m. (10)
The site of the round barrow is visible as cropmarks and earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery, it was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM (11-12).
Sources/Archives (14)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
- <2> SWX2203 Map: Anon. Undated. Pte 6 inch Dorset County Museum (Anon undated).
- <3> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 15-NOV-54.
- <4> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <5> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 437.
- <6> SWX1687 Monograph: Department of the Environment. 1978. Department of the Environment (IAM) Ancient Monuments of England (Vol 2). Vol 2. 60.
- <7> SDO14743 Unpublished document: Attrill, N J. Field Investigators Comments NJA. F2 NJA 28-MAY-81.
- <7.1> SDO19633 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 18-APR-1980. OS 80/021 220-2.
- <7.2> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 88.
- <8> SDO17381 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Scheduled Monument Notification. 17-Mar-97.
- <9> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <10> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 455720.
- <11> SDO18034 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. 16-NOV-2021. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM.
- <12> SDO19889 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 05-MAR-1945. RAF/106G/LA/163 RP 4086.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 8609 9642 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NE |
| Civil Parish | Bere Regis; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 28351
- Scheduled Monument DO632: Bolton's Barrow, round barrow
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 003 115
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NE 9c
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455720
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bere Regis 115
Record last edited
Jun 21 2023 7:51PM